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By Jan Bergemann

Published June 19, 2020

Executive orders YES or NO, it will still last quite a while before life will return back to normal. Yes, there has been...

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ONLINE MEETINGS OR BACK TO NORMAL?

By Rafael Aquino

Published June 17, 2020

Now that the Emergency Powers have been lifted, we have to keep in mind that things are somewhat back to normal. ...

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BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 15, 2020

On May 20^th, 2020 the Secretary of the DBPR entered an Order putting an end to the Emergency Powers that were ...

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IS IT ALL ABOUT FREE SPEECH?

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 12, 2020

No matter what the media says: The United States of America is still the greatest nation in the world. Or why ...

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TO THE POINT…

By Rafael Aquino

Published June 10, 2020

What occurred to Mr. Floyd was just plain murder, and no one should ever have to go through something like that. ...

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WE’RE STILL THE BEST OF THE BEST

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 8, 2020

Sorry, but I’m just not interested this week about blogging about condos or HOAs. Not with the devastation I see on ...

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 5, 2020\The Pandemic didn’t only create health issues, it as well changed widely our life-style and...

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THE DILEMMA

By Rafael Aquino
Published June 3, 2020
Owning a peace of real estate within an Association can be viewed as a luxury. In some cases, one monthly fee ...

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TO OPEN OR NOT TO OPEN

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 1, 2020

So things are coming back to normal little by little. Although, I still need a dam haircut. If I wait another ...

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PREPARED FOR HURRICANE SEASON?

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 29, 2020

We were clearly not prepared to deal with COVID-19, so let's make sure we are prepared for the upcoming Atlantic...

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HURRICANE SEASON IS ALMOST HERE

By Rafael Aquino

Published May 27, 2020 \As South Floridians focus their attention on safely reopening, it remains essential that we ...

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RE-OPENING AFTER PANDEMIC?

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 22, 2020

It looks like we are getting closer to the end of STAY-AT-HOME orders. Slowly but surely everything is going to be...

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TAKE YOUR TIME…

By Rafael Aquino

Published May 20, 2020

It feels great to know that we will soon be getting back to a somewhat normal life. However, as we've mentioned ...

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 18, 2020

As the curve flattens, the state, its counties and its cities are now beginning to permit their communities to reopen. But...

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PROGRESS BY COMPUTER?

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 15, 2020

Things have definitely changed over the years. I remember when little hand-held calculators were the hype and ...

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THE TIME WILL COME…

By Rafael Aquino

Published May 13, 2020

Over the past few weeks, most of us have learned how privileged we are because of the technological ...

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WOW – THINGS HAVE CERTAINLY CHANGED

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 11, 2020

I was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1992. In nearly 30 years, it’s amazing how technology has and continues to ...

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About HOA & Condo Blog

Eric Glazer graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 1992 after receiving a B.A. from NYU. He has practiced community association law for more than 2

decades and is the owner of Glazer and Associates, P.A. a seven attorney law firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando and satellite offices in Naples, Fort Myers and Tampa.

Since 2009, Eric has been the host of Condo Craze and HOAs, a weekly one hour radio show that airs at noon each Sunday on 850 WFTL.

See: www.condocrazeandhoas.com.

He is the first attorney in the State of Florida that designed a course that certifies condominium residents as eligible to serve on a condominium Board of Directors and has now certified more than 10,000 Floridians all across the state. He is certified as a Circuit Court Mediator by The Florida Supreme Court and has mediated dozens of disputes between associations and unit owners. Eric also devotes significant time to advancing legislation in the best interest of Florida community association members.

As the Co-Founder and CEO of Affinity Management Services, Rafael P. Aquino leads his team to redefine excellence. They serve community associations efficiently

and effectively with dedication and passion. Rafael’s energy and positive spirit is the foundation of Affinity Management Services’ company culture, which instills enthusiasm and excitement when providing expert advice to its board members and relieving the day-to-day burdens of running a community association.

Since 2007, Rafael has developed a work culture that values responsive and high-quality services. He has led his team by following a proactive vs reactive philosophy. The same approach Rafael instills in the day to day operations of each association. Today, Affinity Management Services maintains its success and benefits as a result of the foundation Rafael has built and continues to foster by providing educational seminars, continuing education classes for association managers and board members alike.

Rafael and his team help condominium and homeowners’ associations save money and improve their communities. His calm, personable, and service-oriented nature helps him to establish strong relationships with ease. Rafael is known as a sincere and honest leader who looks out for the best interests of his clients and communities, and he strongly advocates for their needs. His role requires coordination and communication, as such he takes logical and intelligent steps to approach challenges head-on.

As a graduate of Florida International University’s electrical engineering program and a licensed community association manager, Rafael’s education and skills equip him with unique insights to tackle complex problems through critical thinking. He understands how each component within a system works together in order to effectively arrive at solutions, techniques, and conclusions. Therefore, as he manages the multiple challenges of running a community association management company, he understands how each property is its own unique system and tailors’ specific services to assure that all their needs are met.

For more information about Rafael P. Aquino and Affinity Management Services please visit www.ManagedByAffinity.com or call 1-800-977-6279.

Doral Office: 8200 NW 41^st ST

Suite 200

Doral, FL 33166

Broward Office: 150 S Pine Island RD Suite 300

Plantation, FL 33324

O: 800-977-6279 ● F: 305-325-4053

Jan Bergemann is president of Cyber Citizens For Justice, Florida 's largest state-wide property owners' advocacy group. CCFJ works on legislation to help owners living in community

associations. He moved to Florida in 1995 - hoping to retire. He moved into a HOA, where the developer cheated the homeowners and used the association dues for his own purposes. End of retirement!

CCFJ was born in the year 2000, when some owners met in Tallahassee - finding out that power is only in numbers. Bergemann was a member of Governor Jeb Bush's HOA Task force in 2003/2004.

The organization has two websites to inform interested Florida homeowners and condo owners:

News Website: http://www.ccfj.net/.

Educational Website: http://www.ccfjfoundation.net/.

We think that only owners can really represent owners, since all service providers surely have a different interest! We are trying to create owner-friendly laws, but the best laws are useless without enforcement. And enforcement is totally lacking in Florida !